Where does “tūba” come from?
tūba (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
tūba (Old High German): dove, pigeon
Ancestry of “tūba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *dūbā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dūbǭ | dove, pigeon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “tūba”